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36. Did You Know: Darth Vader and company marched into a stunning Smithsonian exhibit at the Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. in 1997? Memorabilia on hand included Vader’s outfit and helmet, Han Solo frozen in carbonite and C3PO. There were more than 200 props, models and costumes from the trilogy. However, not everyone was happy with the final exhibit. Some museum workers complained that the museum “dumbed down” the exhibit because it decided not to show comparisons such as Luke to a samurai warrior. Despite this apparent “dumbing down,” the exhibit was a hit.
74. What character does Kenny Baker play, in addition to R2D2, in The Return of the Jedi? Answer: Baker, who plays R2D2 in all six films, also plays an Ewok named Paploo. Paploo’s heroic actions were stunted, however, after Baker came down with a case of food poisoning. So, Wicket—played by Warwick Davis—was the Ewok hero of the scene when he found an unconscious Princess Leia who would then share her food with him.
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